New Year’s Eve Family Ideas Around and About Alpharetta

Ring in the New Year with these fun favorites around and about Alpharetta. Celebrate your memories from 2018 and ring in the New Year with family and friends at such venues as the Children’s Museum of Atlanta, Stone Mountain Park and many more! Happy New Year!

Please note that buffets are portioned per person and quantities are not all you can eat. Tickets are non-refundable and must be present at check-in of the event.
If you have any questions please contact our Special Events Department

Dave & Busters is offering an exciting and FUN way for you & your family to
ring in the New Year! We will offer loads of excitement with our New Year’s
Eve package which combines all the Food & FUN that guests have grown to
love at Dave & Buster’s.

Designed for families, this event will run from 5 -8 PM. Package descriptions are listed below:
1: Fun Package PRICE: $34.07
– An appetizer buffet with family favorites
– Dessert
– Unlimited soft drinks
– $20 Power Card per guest
– A video ball drop to ring in the New Year

2: LOL Fun Package PRICE:$42.07
– An appetizer buffet with family favorites
– Dessert
– Unlimited soft drinks
– $25 Power Card per guest
– Unlimited Video Game Play (not available on Package 1)
– A video ball drop to ring in the New Year

The New Year’s Event will be hosted at Dave & Buster’s Alpharetta. As a guest of the
Family New Year’s Event, you will have access to the event space,
as well as our Million Dollar Midway, packed to the rafters with games and
simulators!

Speaking of awesome gaming options, Unlimited Video Game Play will be added
to each guest’s Power Card who purchases Package 2! This option will allow
you and your family to play experience All-You-Can-Play FUN of our
non-redemption games from 5 pm until we close that night! As a guest
of Dave & Buster’s Family New Year’s Eve Event, you are welcome to stay at
Dave & Buster’s past the event end time, pending curfew time and if the building is open to
the public.

If you have any questions please contact our Special Events Department
Caitlin Blair Caitlin_Blair@daveandbusters.com 678-256-1106

Seating will be provided and assigned upon your group’s arrival. Tickets
will be e-mailed to you following purchase and must be brought the day of
the event. Registration will be open starting at 4:30 pm. Underage policies
apply at each location, see store for details. Once purchased, tickets are
non-refundable and non-transferable. No duplication or copying.

Please note that buffets are portioned per person and quantities are not all you can eat. Tickets are non-refundable and must be present at check in of the event.

December 31 10 a.m. – 1 pm Have little ones with early bedtimes? Kick off your New Year’s celebration early and come out to Avalon’s inaugural Noon Year’s Eve Party at The Hotel at Avalon, Autograph Collection! This family-friendly event invites partygoers of all ages to ring in 2019 with live music from DJ Willy Wow, face painting from Painting with a Twist, crafts, and countdown to Noon when a giant balloon drop will welcome in the New Year! All proceeds benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
To purchase tickets->http://bit.ly/noon-years-eve-avalon

Noon Year’s Eve 12/31: LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Atlanta invites families to celebrate the arrival of 2019 a few hours early during its annual Noon Year’s Eve celebration on Monday, December 31! The balloon drop will take place at noon with a countdown displayed on screens throughout the attraction. Complimentary New Year’s Eve trinkets will be distributed before and after the balloon drop, while supplies last. As the celebration continues, LEGO-lovers can also take part in the 2019 group build that will be displayed all year long, as well as snap pictures with fan-favorite LEGO character Bertie!WHAT:
Noon Year’s EveGuests can celebrate 2019 early with a balloon drop, special LEGO group build and more!WHEN:
Monday, December 31Balloon drop at noon; other activities throughout the dayWHERE:LEGOLAND Discovery Center Atlanta
Phipps Plaza | Buckhead
3500 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30326HOW:
All activities are included with admission; pre-booking tickets is recommended to guarantee entrance by visiting atlanta.legolanddiscoverycenter.com. For more information, visit facebook.com/LDCatlanta or atlanta.legolanddiscoverycenter.com

Families are invited to celebrate the jolliest season with LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Atlanta’s Holiday Bricktacular

Families Ring in the New Year Early at Stone Mountain Park 9 p.m. countdown celebrated with fireworks and snowfall
Stone Mountain Park will ring in the New Year early, providing an opportunity for parents and children to enjoy all the excitement of a midnight countdown a few hours early on Dec. 31. Stone Mountain Christmas attractions will take place as usual beginning at 2 p.m., including a presentation of the Snow Angel Snowfall and Fireworks Finale at 8:30 p.m. Immediately following, early New Year’s Eve activities will begin with costumed characters, music and dance-alongs. At 8:59 p.m. the early countdown will begin and when the clock strikes 9 p.m., snow and fireworks will usher in the New Year.

A Stone Mountain Christmas, a favorite holiday tradition in the Southeast, is open through Jan. 6 every weekend and all school holidays. Guests may wander through more than 2 million dazzling lights, meet and take photos with Santa, Rudolph and Clarice, enjoy live holiday shows including Christmas in the City and more. New this year is the nightly Enchanted Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, Santa’s high flying entrance, and back by popular demand is the Polar Express 4-D movie experience.

Ring in the New Year a full twelve hours early with Atlanta’s biggest party animals! This annual family celebration will include a kids’ DJ, an appearance by the Georgia Bubbleman, giveaways, a countdown to a balloon drop at noon and more. Check out these helpful tips for making the most of this popular family event.

New Year Giveaway***
Greeter Station
Be one of the first 1,000 children to arrive and receive a free party hat!

Georgia Bubbleman
Dinosaur Plaza, Weather permitting
Celebrate the Noon Year with bubbles of gigantic proportions.Kids’ DJ
Play games and dance your way into 2019 with the J&M Sound Design.Resolution Station
Pin your resolutions to the board to share your dreams for the new year.Treats by GoGo squeeZ***
Great Hall
Enjoy GoGo squeeZ as you prepare for the countdown.Beechnut Baby Food***
Great Hall
Sample Beech-Nut Baby Food’s diverse collection of baby food and toddler snacks.Balloon Drop Noon
Countdown to the Noon Year as over 3,000 balloons cascade over the world’s largest dinosaurs.Cost Noon Year’s Eve general admission tickets are $8 for members and $22 for non-members. General admission tickets plus a 3D movie are $14 for members and $28 for non-members. Ticket prices are per person, regardless of age.****Ticket Information A separate ticket purchase is required for this special event (applies to both members and non-members). Space is limited and this event will sell out quickly. Advance ticket purchase required.

Holiday in the Park® is a great way to spend New Year’s Eve! Enjoy all the rides, entertainment and beautiful light displays throughout the park

Holiday in the Park features the return of guest-favorite holiday thrills and enchanting, new offerings including:

Twisted Cyclone will send riders head-over-heels at 50 miles per hour through the magical lights in S’mores Village;

Bad Bob Humbug, an all-new slapstick comedy show, stuffed with holiday hijinks that will leave the entire family laughing together;

The magical A Main Street Christmas park entrance with a 165,000 twinkling light canopy and artificial snow;

All-aboard the North Pole Express to see Santa at the North Pole;

A spectacular state-of-the-art choreographed light show, Magic of the Season;and

The iconic highlight of the event—the historic 1908 Riverview Carousel at Candlelight Carousel featuring more than 100,000 lights and 250 luminary candles..

Cheers to a New Year: 10 Ways to Celebrate in Atlanta from World of Coca-Cola

As thousands of local residents, tourists and college football fans prepare to ring in 2019 in Atlanta, World of Coca-Cola put together a list of 10 things to do in the city (for football fans and non-fans alike) this New Year’s weekend:

It’s not too late to savor the season at World of Coca-Cola! New Year’s Day is guests’ last chance to experience the attraction’s holiday celebration. Enjoy festive décor – including a 28-foot-tall walk-through ornament of holiday lights – and samples of the limited-time beverages Apple Pie Sprite and Gingerbread Coke, plus two seasonal exhibits that bring Coca-Cola’s connection to the holidays to life. Check out images of the attraction all decked out for the holidays here.

Florida and Michigan will face off in the 51st annual Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at noon on Dec. 29 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Starting at 8 a.m., fans can cheer on their teams during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Parade. Considered the official kickoff for game day, the parade will bring floats, classic cars, team mascots, marching bands and cheerleaders to the streets of downtown Atlanta before concluding atFanFest in the Georgia World Congress Center.

Gator and Wolverine fans looking to get in the football spirit early can make a splash at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Fan Night at the Georgia Aquarium on Dec. 28. From 4-8 p.m., guests can see tens of thousands of exotic and local marine life, while hanging with the teams’ cheerleaders and mascots.

For the complete football fan experience, don’t miss the College Football Hall of Fame and Chick-fil-A Fan Experience. In celebration of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, from Dec. 27 through Jan. 2, the attraction will host Fan Days, allowing guests to immerse themselves in the rich traditions and history of college football for a discounted rate of $17.99 for adults and $14.99 for children.

Music lovers can jam out for the last few hours of 2018 at a number of concerts around the city on New Year’s Eve – catch The Roots at the Coca-Cola Roxy, Widespread Panic at the Fox Theatre or theAtlanta Symphony Orchestra’s NYE Celebration at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center.

Winter-enthusiasts can skate into the new year ten stories above Ponce de Leon Avenue. Perched atop the roof of Ponce City Market, Skate the Sky on The Roof at Ponce City Market features a 3,500-square-foot ice skating rink. New this year, adult guests can keep warm in reserved igloos, complete with food and beverage service.

The excitement at SunTrust Park doesn’t stop when the Braves’ season ends. Ring in 2019 at NYE Live!, taking place at Live! at the Battery on Dec. 31, from 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The party will feature all-inclusive food and drinks, live music, DJ performances, a champagne toast and a viewing of the Times Square Ball Drop on a 32-foot LED screen.

Go-getters can jumpstart their 2019 health goals at the Atlanta Track Club Resolution Run. Runners will start the year on the right foot by participating in a 5K, one-miler or 50M dash. Races begin at 10 a.m. on Jan. 1 in Piedmont Park.

Embrace the chill with Atlantic Station’s coolest way to celebrate New Year’s! Skate the Station, Atlanta’s largest outdoor, open-air ice rink, is back for the season. Rent a pair of skates and glide along under the glow of twinkling holiday lights.

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